A group calling itself ''Respect For Ghanaians'' is planning to demonstrate against the Black Stars by discouraging fans from thronging the stadium when they host Uganda in next month's opening 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.Â

Ghana is scheduled to host the Cranes at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on September 5 where they could be facing a hostile home crowd.

TheÂ group whoseÂ individual members want to stay anonymous for the time being is said to be spearheaded by some prominent Ghanaian journalists who believe that what happened at the world cup in Brazil is an upfront toÂ GhanaÂ football fans.

Players of the Black Stars held the nation to ransom when the payment of their appearance fees delayed by refusing to train.

They disregarded the plea of President John Mahama that they train, while Sulley Muntari slapped management team member Moses Armah leading to a flurry of blows from Moses Armah.

The group thinks that it is the height of any form of player insubordination and that Ghana football fans must react.

''We live in a country where we fast, pray and do all sorts of things just see our players don the national jersey and wholeheartedly play for the nation for us to win matches but what do we see these days,'' one member queried.

"We give them our support during qualifiers only for them to get to tournaments and sabotage us by refusing to train because money which will be paid at all costs has delayed.

''They forget that the monies fans pay as gate fees to support them is their blood, sweat and tears in difficult economic situations,'' he stated emotionally.

''For them to have even disobeyed the president of the land is enough justification that these players who were given opportunities by Ghana in our various national teams are simply unpatriotic and think they are bigger than Ghana so fans who toil to get monies to watch themÂ must feel insulted.''

When asked why they were demonstrating against Black Stars players when government has set up a Commission of Inquiry into proceedingsÂ atÂ Brazil 2014, he responded that the group does not have any political affiliation.

''Our plans are independent of political influences. We want to prove that we do not need any form of political influence to create awareness about our national team.''

Another member of the groupÂ shedÂ more light on how they plan to go about the demonstration.

''It includes moving from one media house to another to sensitize Ghanaians about the need to prove to Black Stars players that the football fan on the street is not happy with them and that no matter how long they stay in Europe, they remain Ghanaians andÂ should know that our culture which stipulates respect for authority is paramount in everything we do.

â€˜If they have no respect forÂ governmentÂ andÂ the football association football fans must bring them back to their senses. â€˜It is the best avenue we can use to teach them lessons on how they should treat the nation which gave them opportunities to get to the levels they have gotten to.''

''Imagine Black Stars playing in an empty Accra Sports Stadium or Baba Yara Stadium; it will not be a spectacle to behold and these players will surely learn lessons from it.

''We will encourage fans to boycott the match and the few who attend will be those we've organized to boo them throughout the duration of the match, irrespective of the venue.

"We will also be at their training sessions to do same.'' He went further to explain that if the players placed the minutest of values on the role of supporters, they would have thought twice about their actions in Brazil.

'They do not value our support asÂ Ghanaians soÂ this is the time to deprive them of the support and make them feel the effect of our 'real' and 'ofunu' chorus,â€™â€™ he also added.

Players like Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari and Kevin Prince Boateng whoÂ are allegedÂ to have led the revolt inÂ campÂ have been suspendedÂ indefinitely butÂ according to the group, the signal of their actions will be so profound that the trio will surely hear what has transpired.

This is the second time in recent months that a group of GhanaiansÂ have plannedÂ to starve the teamÂ ofÂ their support.

It will be recalled that when Ghana was about playing Zambia in a Brazil 2014 qualifier, a group claiming to be 'Friends of Zambia' surfaced and threatened to garner support for the Zambians.

Comments

Everlove Arthur says:

Zambia waatete(KOFTOWN) says:

Kwaku Ahenkorah,let me tell you this,you are very stupid, the
players did notting wrong you should organize fans to demostrate against the GFA officials stupid.

Murtala says:

August 26, 2014 12:55 am

The players did nothing wrong, they should rather demonstrate against the officials who paid them selves $82,000 but trying to deny the players what's rightful belongs them.

NONI(9JA 1ST SON) says:

August 25, 2014 07:14 pm

hahhhahahahahahaa confusion already caving in koraa....... GHANA is no longer a threat in africa football and i swear they will finish 3rd in their group..... If the match against UGANDA doesn't end in favour of UGANDA then call me NAIJA stupid son and know that am not worthy to be called the OLOROGUN 1 of BENIN DUKEDOM.......

Rokavilla says:

August 25, 2014 07:18 pm

Who cares about blackstars anymore, we are thinking of ourselves koraa. I will not even watch on tv. Am a graduate and dont have a job yet and I should bother about somone who cares not about me

Captain says:

August 25, 2014 08:58 pm

These supporters will seek asylum in Uganda...watch this space.

Sterlingz says:

August 25, 2014 09:58 pm

We re behind u guy...black stars don't deserve our support. Left to me alone they should not qualify for any tournament for the next four years so our money will not be syphon. Ungrateful beings .